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Malnutrition, dietary diversity, morbidity and associated factors among schoolchildren in Kibwezi District, Kenya
(2013)
In Kenya, information on the nutritional status of schoolchildren is scanty. This study assessed malnutrition levels (stunting, underweight, thinness, and anemia and serum RBP levels), dietary diversity and morbidity among ...
Prevalence of malnutrition and its associated factors among children aged 6-59 months living in Kangemi and Gichagj Sub locations. Nairobi, Kenya.
(2004-12)
Malnutrition, which is a wide spread problem with devastating consequences, weakens
immune system and worsens illness. It is a factor in about half of the deaths that occur
among children under five years of age. ...
Association between malnutrition and feeding practice among children aged six–twenty four months at Mbagathi District Hospital-Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)
Background: Exclusive breast feeding for the first six months of life and appropriate introduction
of complementary feeds is a key determinant of the nutrition status of children.
Objective: To assess the feeding practices ...